Monthly Archives: December 2019

While watching TV sports is a favorite bar pastime, an alternative game is observing the art of the bar pickup. Someone, either male or female, approaches someone else and attempts to begin an amorous interaction. The first line is critical … Continue reading →

DINNER FOR TWO   It was a very big deal. My fiancé and I were dining at an expensive restaurant to celebrate setting the date for our wedding. We were happily enjoying our meal, washed down with a bottle of … Continue reading →

Xavier came from an area of Sao Palo, Brazil, known as a favela, or slum. Many Brazilian cities have them, and normally if you’re born in one, you are destined to die there. In order to escape this gang-controlled squalor, … Continue reading →

It ’twas’ alright, ten degrees Fahrenheit but clear as a jingle bell. Winter storm that dumped 20 inches had subsided ten hours ago. Blown out East where winter storms belong. Driveways cleared, parking lots cleared. Snow piled high 20 feet … Continue reading →

In 1969, Santa brought little Linda a “marvelous toy”.   It was fabulously decorated with non-concentric stripes in all the colors of the rainbow. It was not a top and not a box, but it looked like both.  And just like … Continue reading →

MACY’S SANTA   I was four years old. My Aunt Anna took me to Macy’s to meet Santa Claus – in person! I was shaking with excitement for weeks before. I wrote, re-wrote and re-wrote my wish list. I did … Continue reading →

Everett Jackson, called Jack by his family and the people he employed, and by other less-flattering names by those who didn’t have to kowtow to him, was a man who knew how life should be lived, and he made sure … Continue reading →

Twas the night before Christmas in Pelican Preserve No one on the Pickleball courts to serve! The streets had been rolled up at quarter to nine The old ones, now boozed up, were feeling just fine! All awaited the arrival … Continue reading →

“Take your hands off me! Where are you taking me? Don’t you understand, I’m the victim here?” bellowed Ebenezer Scrooge at the bobbies as they dragged him to the Paddy Wagon. “It’s that Bob Cratchit who set this whole thing … Continue reading →

A BALMY DAY   It was a balmy day in New York City, rare for this time of year. It was a springtime treat in December; a welcome respite from the cold and slush of winter; a day cherished by … Continue reading →

A trip to the park with my family is usually pretty hectic.  My mom has to get us all into the minivan and securely strap everyone in like we were going into space. And considering the choruses of whining and … Continue reading →

Harry is a creature of habit. He gets up every morning at 6 a.m. without the aid of an alarm clock, even on his days off. He eats toast and strawberry jam for breakfast, and is ready to start the … Continue reading →

Barbara was a typical working soccer mom.  With her college sweetheart Matt, she had three young kids who ran her around day in and day out.  Not to mention she her nursing career she had to fit it too.  She … Continue reading →

Christmas Eve in PP and the night is so still! The sky’s stars at full bright, in the air just a chill! The children, now grown, are back North in the snow, But none with the old ones, it’s Florida, … Continue reading →

“Joe”, she says as I just dozed off again, after all it’s seven o’clock and raining, “you better get going, Al will be here in a minute or two”. “Okay, okay”, I murmur”, I’m up. Another day begins, and it’s … Continue reading →